Washington State·Pac-12

2021 — The 2021 Season

Washington State's 2021 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final result Bowl season Lost the Sun Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ +2.7 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L vs Utah Sta 23-26 W vs Port Sta 44-24 L vs USC 14-45 L @ Utah 13-24 W @ Califo 21-6 W vs Oreg Sta 31-24 W vs Stanford 34-31 L vs BYU 19-21 W @ Ariz Sta 34-21 L @ Oregon 24-38 W vs Arizona 44-18 W @ Washin 40-13 L @ Cent Mic 21-24 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2021.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: Washington State 40, Washington 13. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Washington State 14, USC 45. A 31-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Washington State fell to Central Michigan 21-24 in the postseason.

"Go Cougs"
— Washington State fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What it meant

2021 is a middle chapter for Washington State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.